Come Along Inside...

Good Morning to Everyone...

I hope you are all having a lovely week so far.

Mine has been quite nice.

Full of all my favorite things

Family

Friends

&

Fiber

{oh! And lots & lots of tea drinking in the midst of it all}.

On Sunday we got to spend the afternoon

with the 3 baby boys in the family

Parker

My Grandson

Born to my youngest daughter Chelsea 

in May of  2014

Eli

My Sister Bridget's Grandson

Born to her youngest son Brendan

in August of 2014

 AND

Archer

My Grandson

Born to my oldest daughter Hilary

in September of 2014

{shown here on Scott a.k.a. PaPa's lap}

*Note they are both wearing their Chicago Bears shirts :-)

They are all so CUTE when they get together under the same roof!

Although this happened a few weeks ago now...

I have to show my oldest Grandson

Drew

going to his first homecoming dance

Isn't he handsome?!

He will be 15 in March.

 I had to include him in the 

Grandson Parade.

Last night our one and only 

Granddaughter

Gabby

{Gabriella}

had a Fall Program at school.

She's in the Third Grade.

She's pictured here with Chelsea & Eric.

She spent the night with Grammy and PaPa last night

since there was no school today.

I think you can say she was worn out from the festivities...

Monday morning a yarn shipment arrived,

which always makes me like 

a little girl on Christmas morning!

Even when it's to use for a custom order.

Makes no difference...

the Joy is in the 

Creating.

The wool had to be wound into these pretty little 

Yarn Cakes

I absolutely love this 

Tabletop Amish Style Wooden Yarn Swift

that I purchased back in January 2015

from

WoodThatItWhir

It's beautifully handmade of 

Solid Oak

and has adjustable pegs that move easily

to accommodate hanks of yarn from 36" to 72".

I love the fact that there are 

NO hold clips involved.

It has non-skid pads that don't mark my table and it doesn't move

when in use.

It is smooth sailing!

The best yarn swift, by far, that I've ever had! :-)))

So if you're interested

click on the live link 

to visit the Etsy Shop

where Ken handcrafts and sells these beauties for

 only 

$56.00.

Included in the purchase is a 

fabulous fabric bag

for storage,

hand sewn by Ken's wife. 

It's made of beautiful, sturdy fabric.

Be sure to check Ken's Shop out.

He makes other gorgeous handcrafted wood items,

including 

Crochet Hooks

:-)))

As for what I'm doing with this lovely yarn...

Here's your HINT...

No respectable Teapot should ever be Naked.

{I will show you the finished product soon}

*Favorite Tea Quote*

from

The Wind in the Willows

"Come along inside...

We'll see if tea and buns can make the world a better place."

Xo

  Xo

  Danette

I Really Do Love Cables...

As I said in my last post...

I just LOVE Cables...

Can't get enough of them!

So here's a few more of my recent 

Cabled Goodies

for you.

This is my favorite pattern for

Fingerless Mitts

It's from this book

It's a quick and easy knit,

which makes it perfect for last minute

gift giving.

These Mitts have been a huge seller

for me at Craft Shows.

I always make them with 

Knit Picks City Tweed Aran/HW Yarn.

It's a fabulous fiber blend of

55% Merino Wool

25% Superfine Alpaca

&

20% Donegal Tweed

 It's ultra Soft, Cushy and Warm.

And just 

One More Thing

I'll show you in 

Cable Work

today...

The finished product of this...

It's a Cabled Pumpkin Hat

Shown here on Caroline...

The Sweet daughter of

my Dear Friend 

Erin.

Yep!!!

I really do 

Love

Cables!

Can't help myself.

"What's currently on my needles?"

You ask.

Well...

Another Cable hat, of course ;-)

Hope you are all having a 

Glorious Day!

Xo

  Xo,

    Danette

Knitting & Napping in the Sunshine

Yesterday was a Glorious Day...

A day of Golden Sunshine...

Warm Breezes...

Autumn Leaves...

&

Fabulous Fall Smells.

Mercedes

{a.k.a. Miss Puddin' Tat}

and I made the most of it...

We sat in our favorite Sunny window

in the kitchen.

While I sipped tea and knitted the afternoon away,

She catnapped and relished in the

Rare Treat

of lying in an open window on a 

November day

in Illinois.

My friend Eugenia

calls her my

Fall Kitty

because of her beautiful

Autumn coloring.

She really is lovely, isn't she?!

When I got up to make another cup of tea

I turned back around to find she had settled into a new 

napping spot.

Ummm....

Excuse ME...

But I think that's MY spot.

She loves to curl up in my favorite 

places throughout the house

the moment I get up.

So...

I nestled her onto my lap

{which is what she's always hoping for in the first place}

and finished my knitting.

A Triple Cable Rolling Brim Hat 

with a cute 

Top Knot.

I just love

Cables...

Can't get enough of them.

And the great thing about this hat is...

the

Cable Panel

runs up the back side as well.

My Sister dropped by with her sweet
Grandson Eli
who is 14 months old.
So I got to try the hat on him.
Look at those cheeks!

This darling hat is size 12-18 months.

It's going on my Etsy Shop today.

Happy Day to You All,

Be Blessed

Xo,

 Xo

Danette

So Happy To Be Back!

Oh My Goodness!

I'm BACK! 

:-)))

It has been FOREVER since

I've been able to post a blog.

I could NOT get

pictures to show up but

Sweet Hubby 

solved everything...

Finally.

So...

This is my Beautiful daughter

Chelsea

modeling a hat I just recently put on my

Etsy Shop

It's knit in Knit Picks Billow 

~Turmeric~

And just some more 

Pumpkin - y Goodness to leave you with...

I have missed all of you

So Much

&

I'm dying to know what's on your 

Hooks and Needles

these days...

Xo

  Xo,

 Danette

Hello Friends!

I have not forgotten all of you!

I have been trying to return to the Land of Blog....

But I CANNOT get a single picture to load.

UGH!!!!!

This calls for an emergency visit from

Mr. Knows Everything About Computers Son-In-Law

who I will get over here as soon as he has the time.

Don't give up on me....

Until we meet again,

I pray you are all

Happy

&

Healthy!

XO

 XO

 Danette

To Market, To Market

I'm in a whirlwind of activity here...

Knitting needles, crochet hooks 

&

Yarn

are flying in an absolute storm around me

as fast as I can make them go!

On September 12, 13 & 14

I will have a booth at the 

Craft Faire

at our local

Pumpkin Festival,

along with my Monday night knitting girls :-)

We are so excited!

Anyone local can look for us under my business name ~

Front Porch Knits.

I had these darling tags custom made on an Etsy Shop.

There will of course be plenty of Pumpkin items for sale.

These are made from the Knit Picks patterns ~

Clove {crocheted}

&

Spice {knitted}

But you know me...

I can't show up without plenty of sweet little baby items as well.

Some covered baby hangers...

A pile of  baby hats...

The pattern for these can be found right 

here

And some booties for precious piggies.

These are just a sampling of my wares.

I will try to squeeze out the time to show some more before it all goes.

In the mean time,

Mr. Parker,

{look how fast they grow!}

my 3 month old grandson,

is keeping me busy 

Wednesday through Friday,

as his Mommy has returned to work.

A week ago Tuesday we had another new baby in our family.

My sister is now a Grammy for the first time.

Elijah Wade 

born August 18

weighing a whopping 

10 lbs. 6 oz. !!!

And my daughter Hilary is expecting her baby boy in a week or so!

PHEW!

It's a real good thing I love to make baby items :-)

Happy Holiday Weekend to All of You,

God Bless,

Xo

  Xo,

Danette

Summer Days

Hello There Everybody!

I have been away for 

FAR TOO LONG!!!

I don't know where the time has gone.

In May I became Grammy again to this 

Cute Little Fella

Parker

who is pictured here with his proud 

Big Sister

Gabby.

So this is one reason {or two actually!}

I have been kept fairly busy all Summer ~

and off the computer :-)

Chelsea returns to work next week and I will have

Mr. Parker 3 days a week.

Then in September

my daughter

Hilary

is due to have a 

BOY.

The Grammy Business

is in full swing here!

I have missed all of you however

and plan to get back into the magical 

Land of Blog.

I have crocheted and knit

SO MANY 

things

it is hard to know where to begin.

What with the baby mania

{in about a week my sister will by Grammy for the first time also, to a BOY as well}

plus I am getting ready for a big Craft Fair

in the middle of September.

The Pot Holders are a current

Custom Order

on my 

Etsy Shop.

The beautiful embroidered tablecloth was a gift from my

 Mother in Law.

She bought it in 

Italy

32 years ago 

and decided she no longer needs it.

Lucky me!

It fits my dining room table perfectly :-)))

Happy, Happy Day to You ALL!

I hope & pray you are all well.

xo

  xo

Danette

Rosy Heart Hat for Eliza

Back sometime ago, 

I think in February,

I crocheted this 

Rosy Heart

to put on a hat.

You may remember me showing it in a previous post

along with the beginning of the hat.

The free pattern for the knitted hat can be found

here.

Well.....

Life got busy and the whole project found its way 

to the bottom of my work basket.

Yesterday it surfaced looking like the last picture 

and I decided it was TIME to FINISH IT!

The hat is an I Love You Gift for Eliza

who lives across the street from me.

Little Miss Eliza was born the day before my birthday.

This June she will turn 3 and I will turn 50.

We have been joined at the heart since the moment 

we met when she was only 2 days old.

On the day Eliza celebrated her second birthday

this is what I saw when I looked out my front window.

Who could not fall in love with such sweetness?!

She almost never actually walks.

Instead she ...

hops,

spins,

dances

&

twirls.

And oftentimes she's doing it all in a pink tutu :-)